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Graphium monticolus

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Graphium monticolus

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G. monticolus
Binomial name
Graphium monticolus
(Fruhstorfer, 1896)

Graphium monticolus , the Sulawesi Blue Triangle is a butterfly found in Sulawesi that belongs to the Swallowtail family.

Taxonomy Originally described as a subspecies (Papilio sarpedon monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896) later treated as a full species of Graphium by most authorities (Graphium monticolus (Fruhstorfer, 1896). Ranked again as a subspecies of P. sarpedon (Graphium sarpedon monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896) by Tsukada and Nishiyama, Y. 1982.

References

  • Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN ,1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book (1985) IUCN pdf
  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo